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...words which are entirely new to him. Such differences, their origin and history, as well as local peculiarities and dialects, where peculiarities have developed into dialects, will be studied by the society. This study of the natural and unconsidered speech of people in different localities must prove a fruitful one, and will doubtless be productive of results that will reveal much that is interesting in the growth of the language. But a comparative study of this nature demands the co-operative work of many persons if thorough results are to be secured Glossaries of the dialectical forms current in limited...
...more or less advanced stage, of some development of distinct dialects in the spoken language of our country. The dialect stories which have been published in the magazines have done something to awaken an interest in the subject. A few men have given the subject careful consideration, and one or two, as Professor C. F. Smith, of Vanderbilt University, have put their observations into written form. The papers of Professor Smith, on "Southernisms" which appeared a few years ago in the publication of the "Transactions of the American Philological Association," are interesting contributions to the subject...
...Saturday evening. C. T. R. Bates, '92, was the only Harvard representative who won his event. He won the mile walk in 7 minutes, 41 seconds, handicap of 50 seconds. V. Mapes, of Columbia, won the 50 yards dash in 6 seconds, handicap 12 feet. Company B pulled Columbia one half inch in the tug of tug-of-war contest. B. G. Woodruff of Yale, won the obstacle race in 1 minute, 21 seconds...
HERBERT H. DARLING, Sec.THE class photograph lists were distributed to the members of '89 Saturday, each man receiving two, one to be returned to the studio, the other to be held as a duplicate. In ordering please underline each name in ink and return list to studio as soon as possible...
...this meeting a permanent organization was effected and a constitution adopted. By this constitution the society will be known as the "American Dialcct Society." The officers will consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and editing committee of three, of whom the secretary shall be one; these officers together with three other members of the society shall constitute an executive committee, which shall control all expenditures; this committee shall also have authority to appoint secretaries for different parts of the country, who shall supervise the work of their districts, and shall constitute an Advisory Board. An annual meeting will...